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The King's Speech scriptwriter signed up for 1940 Olympics filmhttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/24/kings-speech-seidler-olympics-1940
David Seidler, who won an Oscar for his The King's Speech screenplay, is set to write the true story of the POW Olympics<p>The Oscar-winning writer of The King's Speech is to prepare a screen version of the true story of prisoners of war who staged their own version of the Olympic Games in 1940, <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034339?categoryid=13&amp;cs=1&amp;cmpid=RSS|News|LatestNews" title="according to Variety">according to Variety</a>.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/24/kings-speech-seidler-olympics-1940">Continue reading...</a>FilmOscars 2011CultureOlympics & the mediaOlympicsThu, 24 Mar 2011 15:59:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/24/kings-speech-seidler-olympics-1940Lucas Jackson/REUTERSDavid Seidler gives his Oscar a drink of champagne after winning the award for best original screenplay for The King's Speech. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ReutersLucas Jackson/REUTERSDavid Seidler gives his Oscar a drink of champagne after winning best original screenplay for The King's Speech. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/REUTERSIan J Griffiths2011-03-24T15:59:33Z